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Steven Ray Nagel

Steven Ray Nagel

Male 1946 - 2014  (67 years)  Submit Photo / DocumentSubmit Photo / Document


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  • Name Steven Ray Nagel 
    Born 27 Oct 1946  Canton, Fulton, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1950 
    1950 Nagel 2.
    1950 Nagel 2.
    1950 US census, Canton, Fulton County, Illinois, enumeration district 29-13, Lines Number 23 through 26, Nagel.
    Military Service U.S. Air Force Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Test pilot, astronaut. 
    Steven R Nagel.
    Steven R Nagel.
    Steven R Nagel.
    1987 Astronauts.
    1987 Astronauts.
    The 35-member 1978 class of astronaut candidates.
    Occupation 17 Jun 1985 
    Mission Specialist aboard the space shuttle "Discovery". STS-51G 
    Nagel America's 100th Astronaut In Space.
    Nagel America's 100th Astronaut In Space.
    Logansport (Indiana) Pharos-Tribune, Thursday, June 20, 1985 page 7.
    Discovery Crew launches Record Number Of Satellites.
    Discovery Crew launches Record Number Of Satellites.
    Santa Cruz (California) Sentinel, Tuesday, June 25, 1985 section B, page 4.
    Nagel Patch.
    Nagel Patch.
    Nagel Patch.
    STS-51G Crew.
    STS-51G Crew.
    STS-51G Crew.
    STS-51_G_Launch.
    STS-51_G_Launch.
    STS-51_G_Launch.
    Occupation 30 Oct 1985 
    Flew as the pilot aboard the space shuttle "Challenger". STS-61A 
    Nagel Patch.
    Nagel Patch.
    Nagel Patch.
    STS-61A Crew.
    STS-61A Crew.
    STS-61A Crew.
    STS-61A  Launch.
    STS-61A Launch.
    STS-61A Launch.
    Occupation 5 Apr 1991 
    Flew as the commander aboard the space shuttle "Atlantis". STS-37 
    Illinoisan To Lead Discovery Mission.
    Illinoisan To Lead Discovery Mission.
    Alton (Illinois) Telegraph, April 6, 1989 page 22.

    An announcement that Nagel would lead a mission in April 1990 using Shuttle Discovery. This mission ended up being launched April 1991 using Atlantis.
    Shuttle Atlantis Returns to Earth.
    Shuttle Atlantis Returns to Earth.
    Anderson (Indiana) Herald-Bulletin, April 11, 1991 page 21.
    Nagel Patch.
    Nagel Patch.
    Nagel & Godwin Patch.
    STS-37 Crew.
    STS-37 Crew.
    STS-37 Crew.
    STS-37 Shuttle Atlantis.
    STS-37 Shuttle Atlantis.
    STS-37 Shuttle Atlantis.
    Compton Gamma Ray Observatory.
    Compton Gamma Ray Observatory.
    The main mission of STS-37 was the deployment of the Compton Gamma Ray Observatory.
    STS-37 Crew.
    STS-37 Crew.
    STS-37 Crew departs the shuttle Alantis after landing. Commander Steven Nagel is first. Linda Godwin is the third.
    STS-37 Return.
    STS-37 Return.
    The shuttle Atlantis after STS-37 being mated to the 747 transport plane for return to Kennedy Space Center.
    Occupation 22 Mar 1993 
    The engines had ignited. Then with three seconds to go Nagel was aboard the space shuttle "Columbia" when the countdown was stopped due to a technical failure with the main engines. 
    Shuttle Launch Aborted.
    Shuttle Launch Aborted.
    News Record, North Hills, Pennsylvania, Tuesday, March 23, 1993 page A4.
    Occupation 26 Apr 1993 
    Served as the commander of the German D-2 Spacelab mission. Flew on the space shuttle "Columbia". STS-55 
    Nagel Patch.
    Nagel Patch.
    Nagel Patch.
    STS-55 Crew.
    STS-55 Crew.
    STS-55 Crew.
    STS-55 Rollout.
    STS-55 Rollout.
    STS-55 Rollout.
    STS-55 Liftoff.
    STS-55 Liftoff.
    STS-55 Liftoff.
    Died 21 Aug 2014  Columbia, Boone, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Russell Heights Cemetery, Jackson, Cape Girardeau, Missouri, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Siblings
    1. Janice Lynn Nagel,   b. 11 Feb 1939, Canton, Fulton, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Dec 2011, Peoria, Peoria, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location
     
    Headstones Submit Headstone Photo Submit Headstone Photo 
    Person ID I18972  Nagel
    Last Modified 1 May 2023 

    Father Ivan R Nagel,   b. 8 Jul 1912, Utica, LaSalle, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Aug 2008, Peoria, Peoria, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 96 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Mother Helene M Quade,   b. 2 Oct 1914,   d. 13 Feb 2004  (Age 89 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Family ID F6319  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Linda Diane Penney,   b. Abt 1950 
    Married 19 May 1973 
    Divorced 13 Dec 1994  Harris County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Whitney Nagel  [Birth]
     2. Lauren Nagel  [Birth]
    Last Modified 2 Nov 2018 
    Family ID F11588  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Linda Maxine Godwin,   b. 2 Jul 1952, Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Last Modified 2 Nov 2018 
    Family ID F6318  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart